J. Jones announced that he would enter rehab on January 6th. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
A few hours after surrendering to the police in Albuquerque, in the state of New Mexico, Jon Jones is free again. The UFC light heavyweight champion, who appeared in court at 19:11 pm local time (0:11 am Brasília time), was released approximately three hours after his short detention.
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Jones' bail had been set at US$2.500, around R$7.300 at the current rate. But he managed to find a loophole in the law that allows the payment of only 10% of the amount to follow the process in freedom.
The case
Jon Jones was involved in a traffic accident with three cars last Sunday and fled the scene without providing assistance. The victim was a 20-year-old woman who is pregnant. To complicate the fighter's situation, the police found traces of marijuana and a pipe to use the drug in the car driven by the UFC champion.
Fight scheduled
Jon Jones is scheduled to defend the light heavyweight belt against his compatriot Anthony Johnson at UFC 187, an event scheduled for May 23, in Las Vegas. The confrontation, so far, is confirmed, but Ultimate is expected to comment on the case this Tuesday.
Jon Jones Problems
This is not the first time that Jon Jones gets involved in trouble outside the UFC. In 2012, the fighter was tried and lost his license for drunk driving and hit a post. In 2014, the champion was caught in a drug test for cocaine use. As the test was carried out outside the competition period, 'Bones', as he is known, was not suspended and entered rehabilitation.
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